Food waste increases in UK as coronavirus restrictions ease
by Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent from on (#5697F)
Levels are still below those recorded before lockdown, says government advisory body
Household food waste in the UK has increased by nearly a third as coronavirus lockdown restrictions have been eased and could spiral further, new research has warned.
The government's waste advisory body, Wrap, said self-reported food waste was up by 30%, reversing progress made at the start of the pandemic as consumers threw away less food while confined to their homes.
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